Hundreds of Protesters Being Detained Illegally in New York City, Lawsuit Against NYPD Alleges
Stores in NYC Looted After Protests Despite Curfew
By Madeleine Carlisle
Updated: June 4, 2020 9:30 AM EDT | Originally published: June 3, 2020 4:21 PM EDT
Hundreds of people are being detained illegally in New York City in violation of their right to an arraignment within 24 hours of their arrest, the Legal Aid Society alleges in a lawsuit filed against the New York Police Department (NYPD) Tuesday night, which demands the detainees’ immediate release.
When the suit was first filed it alleged that at least 108 people were being illegally detained in Manhattan. As of Wednesday morning that number had now risen to at least 295, the Legal Aid Society tells TIME. Legal Aid claims that many people have been held since Saturday.
For the past week thousands of New Yorkers — and hundreds of thousands around the world — have taken to the streets to protest police brutality and demand justice for the murder of George Floyd, a black man who was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis on May 25. While the majority of protests have been peaceful, some demonstrations have grown violent, as the NYPD on multiple occasions has turned tear gas and rubber bullets on crowds. Some protesters have allegedly engaged in arson and looting.
https://time.com/5847453/protests-illegal-jail-new-york-nypd-george-floyd-coronavirus/
